Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Ocala.
5601 SE 66th St., Ocala, FL 34480
This is the only Marion County site open Tuesday and Thursday. The county's Baseline list mixes accepted items with lines such as "Any household hazardous from those not paying the solid waste assessment," which read like exclusions. If you live inside Ocala city limits, call before you load the car.
296 SW 67th Ave. Road, Ocala, FL 34474
Paint thinner, stain and varnish are on the Baseline hazardous waste list, not the recycling-center list, so take those to Baseline.
1750 NW 100th St., Ocala, FL 34475
Closed Tuesday and Thursday. Take thinner, stain and varnish to Baseline instead.
Your state doesn’t have a PaintCare program, so stores here don’t take paint for free. These are the public drop-off programs PaintCare’s map lists, closest first. Most only serve their own residents and some charge a fee. Call before you go.
296 SW 67th Ave, Ocala, FL 34474
5601 SE 66th St, Ocala, FL 34480
457 SE 110 St, Ocala, FL 34480
1750 NW 100th St, Ocala, FL 34475
11190 NW 90th Ave, Reddick, FL 32686
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
You already pay the county assessment, so the recycling centers are free for you. Martel, on SW 67th Ave. Road, is the west-side center. Bring up to 5 gallons; go Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
You don't pay the county assessment. Call 352-671-8465 and ask whether Baseline will take your household paint. If you will use the centers often, buy the $215 permit; the county prorates it when you buy after the permit year starts on Oct. 1. Or hold the paint for the city's next amnesty day.
Paint can go to any center, up to 5 gallons. Stain, varnish and thinner are on Baseline's list only, so make one trip to SE 66th Street with everything.
The recycling centers don't take business waste or anything in a work vehicle. Latex from contractors goes to the Baseline Transfer Station at $50 per 100 pounds. Call Solid Waste at 352-671-8465 about other leftover products.
If you live outside Ocala city limits, take up to 5 gallons of paint to any Marion County recycling center, such as Martel (296 SW 67th Ave. Road) or Newton (1750 NW 100th St.). Inside the city, call Marion County Solid Waste at 352-671-8465 before you go: city homes don't pay the county assessment and need a $215 permit for the recycling centers. Baseline, 5601 SE 66th St., is the only site open Tuesday and Thursday.
Paint in Ocala, Florida, goes to Marion County. The county takes up to 5 gallons of paint at its 18 recycling centers and at the Baseline site on SE 66th Street. The catch: those centers are free only for homes that pay the county's solid waste assessment, which mostly means homes outside city limits. If the City of Ocala picks up your trash, you need a permit or a call to the county first.
The county says only homes that pay its solid waste assessment can use the recycling centers at no extra cost. That is unincorporated Marion County. City of Ocala homes get trash service from the city, so they don't pay it. A city resident can buy a Non-Assessed Permit for $215 a year at 5601 SE 66th St.; a permit bought after Oct. 1 is prorated.
Every Marion County recycling center lists paint up to 5 gallons. PaintCare's listing for the county says that is per day. Have more? Spread it over several days, or call 352-671-8465 about Baseline. Baseline's list also names a cap of 15 gallons or 100 pounds of hazardous products per household per month.
The 17 smaller centers take paint, motor oil, batteries and bulbs. Paint thinner, stain, varnish, adhesives and pool chemicals are on the Baseline hazardous waste list, so take them to SE 66th Street.
The City of Ocala and GFL held a Special Waste Amnesty Day on Saturday, April 25, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at NE Eighth Ave. and NE 14th St. It took paint, thinner and gasoline from city homes. That date has passed. The city calls it an annual event; watch its Public Works page or call 352-351-6697 for the next one.
On New Year's Eve only Baseline is open. On Veterans Day (Wednesday, Nov. 11) the county lists Baseline as open but says nothing about the other centers, so call 352-671-8465 before you go elsewhere. Every site closes on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 26), Christmas Day and New Year's Day. On Dec. 24 everything closes at 3 p.m.
Florida has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back. In Marion County your choices are the recycling centers (if you pay the assessment or buy a permit), Baseline, or the City of Ocala's yearly amnesty day for city homes. Painting contractors pay $50 per 100 pounds for latex at the Baseline Transfer Station. The same 17 recycling centers serve Dunnellon, Ocklawaha, Citra, Fort McCoy, Orange Lake, Orange Springs, Salt Springs, Silver Springs, Umatilla, Weirsdale and Reddick.
Keep paint in its original can with the label on. Write the contents on any unmarked can. Don't mix liquids. Put the cans upright in a sturdy box. You unload them yourself, and staff may ask for proof that you live in the county. Don't use a work truck or a vehicle with business tags or wraps; the centers turn those away.
Full preparation checklist →Only with a Non-Assessed Permit, which costs $215 a year for residents of a city or town in Marion County. Otherwise call Marion County Solid Waste at 352-671-8465 to ask about Baseline, or wait for the city's yearly amnesty day.
Up to 5 gallons at the recycling centers. PaintCare's listing for the county says that limit is per day.
Only Baseline, 5601 SE 66th St. The other recycling centers close on those days.
No. The city says household hazardous waste is not allowed in regular trash collection. It collects it once a year at its Special Waste Amnesty Day; the April 25 event has passed.
Not to the recycling centers, which turn away business waste. Marion County's Baseline Transfer Station charges contractors $50 per 100 pounds for latex paint. Call 352-671-8465 first.
Checked October 13, 2026: Marion County's materials-accepted page (paint up to 5 gallons at recycling centers; Baseline hazardous waste list), hours-and-locations page (18 centers and addresses), recycling-and-trash-disposal page (assessment rule, $215 and $268.75 permits, contractor latex fee of $50 per 100 lbs), 2026 holiday hours, the City of Ocala Public Works page (April 25 amnesty day, no year printed; April 25 fell on a Saturday in 2026) and Sanitation page, Florida DEP and PaintCare's locator data (Florida is not a program state; county listings are leads only). Unresolved: whether City of Ocala residents can drop household paint at Baseline for free; the Baseline list seems to mix accepted items with exclusions. The "per day" wording and the no-aerosol, no-unlabeled-can rules come from PaintCare's listing, not a county page. The county does not say whether oil-based paint is taken at every center or only at Baseline, or whether dried latex may go in the trash. An older county rates page (utilities.marionfl.org) shows a lower contractor fee of $500 a ton; we use the current marionfl.org figure. The Solid Waste events calendar shows no October 2026 events.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
